MegaGuy
Smash Apprentice
Pac-Man's Neutral B is a highly versatile projectile with countless applications. I took the liberty of recording the characteristics of each projectile for convenience. Feel free to discuss all of your fruity strats and setups here!
Bonus Fruit (Default):
Cherry: Travels a short distance before bouncing once and fading away. 4%
Strawberry: Travels slightly further than Cherry, bouncing twice before fading away. 6%
Peach: Travels in a straight line slightly farther than halfway across BF. 8%
Apple: Bounces forward 4 times as far as Peach. When thrown in the air, travels at a sharp angle downwards. 9%
Melon: Travels in a slow, low arc across ~3/4 BF bouncing once and disappearing. 12%; can kill at higher %s
Galaga: Flies a short distance before looping and flying at either one of 2 upwards-diagonal angles, or straight forward. 11%
Bell: Flies at a sharp upwards-diagonal angle before dropping straight down and bouncing for a short time. Causes stun. 8%
Key: Travels quickly almost full-screen. Kills at higher %s. 15%
Freaky Fruit (Special 2):
Cherry: Bounces back and forth 4 times with increasing height a short distance in front of Pac-Man. 2%
Strawberry: Bounces back and forth 4 times in a low arc about 1/2 the distance of BF. When it hits, pulls the opponent towards the direction it was thrown from. 4%
Peach: Travels very quickly in a straight line more than the length of BF. 2%
Apple: Bounces rapidly, gaining momentum and distance with each bounce. 9%
Melon: Travels in a slow, high arc, bouncing back about halfway before disappearing. Can kill at around 120-130% on middleweights. 13%
Galaga: Flies a far distance forward before looping back in the other direction at a larger height. Will occasionally go diagonal-up. 9%
Bell: Flies low to the ground shortly before flying straight up. Does not stun. Can hit the same enemy multiple times. 6%
Key: Only hits directly in front of Pac. Spikes. 10%
Lazy Fruit (Special 3):
Cherry: Travels in a short arc then bounces 5 times before disappearing. 2%
Strawberry: Travels in a medium-height arc then bounces 4 times before disappearing. 5%
Peach: Travels VERY slowly for about 1/4 of BF’s length. Pops opponent up allowing for follow-ups. 8%
Apple: Travels in a medium-height arc about halfway across BF. Bounces 5 times before disappearing. 9%
Melon: Travels in an arc about 3/4 of BF’s length before bouncing high up 3 times and disappearing.
Galaga: Does ~7 loops in front of Pac-Man. Can combo into itself. 3% each hit.
Bell: Floats slowly upwards in front of Pac-Man before dropping back down about 2x faster than it went up. Causes stun. 10%
Key: Slowly travels a short distance while spinning. Can kill middle-weights from the edge starting at 130+%. 10%
Bonus Fruit (Default):
Cherry: Travels a short distance before bouncing once and fading away. 4%
Strawberry: Travels slightly further than Cherry, bouncing twice before fading away. 6%
Peach: Travels in a straight line slightly farther than halfway across BF. 8%
Apple: Bounces forward 4 times as far as Peach. When thrown in the air, travels at a sharp angle downwards. 9%
Melon: Travels in a slow, low arc across ~3/4 BF bouncing once and disappearing. 12%; can kill at higher %s
Galaga: Flies a short distance before looping and flying at either one of 2 upwards-diagonal angles, or straight forward. 11%
Bell: Flies at a sharp upwards-diagonal angle before dropping straight down and bouncing for a short time. Causes stun. 8%
Key: Travels quickly almost full-screen. Kills at higher %s. 15%
Freaky Fruit (Special 2):
Cherry: Bounces back and forth 4 times with increasing height a short distance in front of Pac-Man. 2%
Strawberry: Bounces back and forth 4 times in a low arc about 1/2 the distance of BF. When it hits, pulls the opponent towards the direction it was thrown from. 4%
Peach: Travels very quickly in a straight line more than the length of BF. 2%
Apple: Bounces rapidly, gaining momentum and distance with each bounce. 9%
Melon: Travels in a slow, high arc, bouncing back about halfway before disappearing. Can kill at around 120-130% on middleweights. 13%
Galaga: Flies a far distance forward before looping back in the other direction at a larger height. Will occasionally go diagonal-up. 9%
Bell: Flies low to the ground shortly before flying straight up. Does not stun. Can hit the same enemy multiple times. 6%
Key: Only hits directly in front of Pac. Spikes. 10%
Lazy Fruit (Special 3):
Cherry: Travels in a short arc then bounces 5 times before disappearing. 2%
Strawberry: Travels in a medium-height arc then bounces 4 times before disappearing. 5%
Peach: Travels VERY slowly for about 1/4 of BF’s length. Pops opponent up allowing for follow-ups. 8%
Apple: Travels in a medium-height arc about halfway across BF. Bounces 5 times before disappearing. 9%
Melon: Travels in an arc about 3/4 of BF’s length before bouncing high up 3 times and disappearing.
Galaga: Does ~7 loops in front of Pac-Man. Can combo into itself. 3% each hit.
Bell: Floats slowly upwards in front of Pac-Man before dropping back down about 2x faster than it went up. Causes stun. 10%
Key: Slowly travels a short distance while spinning. Can kill middle-weights from the edge starting at 130+%. 10%
